When Margaret Hale moves with her father from the comfort of the south of England to the industrial north, she is at first repulsed by what she sees; and then when she discovers the conditions under which the workers are forced to live, she is outraged. But this throws her into direct conflict with the powerful young mill-owner, John Thornton. Using personal passions to explore deep social divisions, North and South is a great romance and one of Elizabeth Gaskell's finest works.

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Listener Opinions

Bodagirl | 5/22/2011

" It's a great book for any reader who is looking for a read-alike to Pride and Prejudice.
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Cranberrycuppycakes | 5/22/2011

" one of the best period novels i've read :)
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Sarah | 5/12/2011

" While I already knew the storyline of this book, I absolutely loved reading it.
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Becca | 5/11/2011

" This book and the BBC miniseries is my least obsession. If you like Pride & Prejudice, you'll love this book and movie.
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Jennifer | 5/5/2011

" Reading this again with PEMBERLEY LADIES. LOVE it!
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Bridget | 5/4/2011

" Second half of the book was better than the first.
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Christina | 5/4/2011

" Loved the story and the characters. And loved the BBC movie!
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Molly | 5/2/2011

" 19th century romance + labor relations = right up my alley. Some of the religious sentiments carried on too much, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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About the Author

Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865) was an English novelist and short-story writer born in London and raised in Knutsford, Cheshire, which became the model for village settings in her novels. In 1832 she married William Gaskell, a Unitarian minister. Her first novel, Mary Barton, published in 1848, was immensely popular and brought her to the attention of Charles Dickens, who solicited her work for his periodical, Household Words, for which she wrote the series subsequently reprinted as Cranford.

About the Narrator

Clare Wille has
been working as an actress and voice-over artist since graduating from the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1997. Her recent theater work includes Seeing Without
Lightand Look Back in
Anger. She
has starred in a number of television series, such as Swinging, Broken News, and Girls in Love, and has made appearances in Vital Signs, Life Begins, All About Me, Where the Heart Is, and Doctors. Most recently, she played Pru in Housewife 49 and
DS Rachel Dawson in Heartbeat.

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